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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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